This website will no longer be updated (July 10, 2006)
This website has moved to www.mediafuturist.com - please make a note of it. Cheers, Gerd
Video Presentation on Radio2.0 / Broadcasting2.0
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iPod video: Gerd Leonhard on the "Flat Fee for Music" and "Music Like Water"
A presentation with powerpoints and audio track (encoded for IPod).
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Gerd Leonhard Interview: A Music Flatrate in France? (Radio DRS3 Switzerland, Dec 23, 2005, in GERMAN language)
This interview is in GERMAN language and was broadcasted by Radio DRS2 on Dec 23. 2005. Patrick Tschudin interviews Gerd Leonhard, addressing the recent debate about the French Parliament asking for a flat-rate p2p music law. 3MB, MP3
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My presentation at the ABU General Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam, Nov 27 2005 (Broadcasting2.0)
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Check out my book here Reviews are here.
Now available in Japanese, German and Italian following soon!
"I know of no other text that as beautifully and concisely presents the fundamental challenge that music now faces. This book is essential for anyone who wants to understand what is at stake in this debate." -Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law, Stanford University and founder of Creative Commons.
"In The Future of Music, Kusek and Leonhard take their place among the visionaries of this fascinating industry. In this thought-provoking and informative book, they take the reader on a journey to the rich future that music and technology may bring us if we heed their warnings about wise choices that must be made today." -Joel Fisch, Senior Investment Manager, Intel Capital
"The billions of songs downloaded from the Web monthly has shown that the digital music revolution is well underway. The Future of Music shows us where this is all headed and how music fans and artists are going to benefit from the new paradigms and new business models that are emerging." -Ted Cohen, Senior Vice President, Digital Development & Distribution, EMI Music
Buy the book here
Reviews (pdf downloads)
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in Finnish!
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in Swedish!
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Watch my "Future of Music & Media" presentation on video
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40MB download windows media
Digital Home Event in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 2005
Video courtesy of Shuli at www.new-app.com.
The 2nd file is from the Summit for the Future, in Amsterdam, January 2005 (video footage courtesy of Jonathan Marks - Thanks!!)
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To read my essays and comments on "The Future of Music" check out my "Music Like Water" blog here
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where you can find me right now... my Frapper map
Current Travel Plans
... if you want to synch a meeting please contact me
2006
London March 14/15
Singapore (Mobile Content Summit) April 2-5
San Marino, Italy (EBU) April 6/7
San Francisco April 10-16
Geneva (CH), Total Telecom Congress April 26
*all subject to change ;)
Gerd's Writings
- Flat Fee Music & Music Like Water (Jan 2006)
- New Music Box July 27, 2005
- Music like water: the inevitable music ecosystem
- Many other writings are on my blog
- The rise of the ‘Culture of Participation’ …and why the music industry should pay very close attention to blogs, photo-sharing, ringtone-mixers, and social networking
Download these pdfs:
Download leonhard_kusek_billboard_own_or_not_to_own_april_16_2005.pdf
Meet me at
- Mobile Content World Asia, Singapore (April 2-5)
- EBU Annual Meeting, San Marino, Italy (April 6-7)
- Total Telecom, Geneva CH (April 26)
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What people say about me
- Collection of quotes about me, from my MusicFuturist page
- Comments on my book "The Future of Music"
- More praise for the book
My LinkedIn page
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Gerd in the media
- Digital Home Tel Aviv Speech (click on "Future of Music"), May 17
- KCRW Interview, LA, July 22 2005 (streaming audio)
- Live on NBC's Sat Morning Business Show (NYC)
- More coverage here
- VNUNet July 29
- "Intelligent Life" Summer 2005 (CFO Magazine) Download gerd_leonhard_in_intelligent_life_summer_2005.pdf
- Billboard Magazine April 2005: Renting or owning Music? Download leonhard_kusek_billboard_own_or_not_to_own_april_16_2005.pdf
my latest audio interview and podcast was just published on ITConversations. "Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Gerd Leonhard, music industry strategist, professional musician, and author of "The Future of Music...Manifesto for the Digital Music Revolution.... Download the MP3 file
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E-mail: gleonhard@gmail.com or gerd@gerdleonhard.com
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